Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 192071

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 3 July 2023

Answered: 6 July 2023

Named Day

Question

Karl Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Future Offshore Wind Scenarios project estimated the number of jobs that would be supported by deploying sufficient offshore wind capacity to meet the Government's net zero target

Answer

Graham Stuart

The Future Offshore Wind Scenarios project did not estimate numbers of jobs. The Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Skills Intelligence Report 2023 estimates that employment in the offshore wind sector will rise from over 32,000 in 2022 to over 104,000 by 2...

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